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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017
COMMUNITY
Work history includes cards and crabs and diapers, oh my
I
’ve done some odd jobs
over the years — some
odder than others.
The first time I recall
earning money, I wanted
to buy a baseball mitt. I
saw a small advertisement
in a comic book and asked
my parents if I could sign
up to sell greeting cards.
We lived in rural Kern
County, California, and
I straddled my Stingray
bike and headed out to
hit up the area farmers.
Honestly, I don’t know
if they really wanted
the cards, but it seems
they couldn’t resist a lit-
tle tow-headed kid on a
bike. These same farm-
ers also bought Kool-Aid
and iced tea from the
stand I set up at the end
of our driveway.
Later, while living corner outside of Portland.
We picked up a load of
near Medford, my entre-
preneurship continued. A live crab on the coast and
neighbor up the street had the roughly two-hour drive
a fruit stand, so I went out home featured the sound
and picked wild blackber- of clacking claws. The lit-
tle suckers seemed
ries and sold them to
to know their demise
her by the flat.
was soon to come.
The
neighbor
But that was noth-
lady seemed to have
ing compared to the
the best end of the
first time I thought
deal. She made a
they were screaming
profit, while I toiled
when we threw them
in the sun and got
into boiling water.
purple fingers. In- Tammy
Malgesini
I freaked out!
stead of being the INSIDE MY
“They screamed,
middle man, I later SHOES
they screamed,” I
sold them myself.
My sales experience exclaimed. “We’re hurting
came in handy when some them.”
My
friends,
who
college roommates and I
hooked up with a fishmon- seemed to know a little
ger in Newport. We con- more about crustaceans
vinced him to let us sell that I did, said the high-
fresh crab on the street pitched sound was mere-
Yup, I was 23 years old and
married and wretched my guts
out changing Chad’s diaper.
ly steam escaping from
their shells.
Having only eaten crab
on one prior occasion, I
wasn’t totally convinced
we would be able to sell
them. However, once we
got set-up on the street
corner, they sold like
hotcakes.
Evidently, I was much
more suited for sales than
babysitting. I’ll never
forget the time I watched
a toddler and baby for
the youth pastor and his
wife.
This is back in the day
when cloth diapers were
the standard. Rather than
merely disposing of a
soiled diaper, you had to
rinse it out so it could go
in the washer.
Angie, an inquisitive
3-year-old, was right
there watching my every
move as I changed her
baby brother’s diaper.
She later gave a play-by-
play to her parents.
“Tammy got sick,”
Angie said. “She barfed,
she barfed lots.”
Yup, I was 23 years old
and married and wretch-
ed my guts out changing
Chad’s diaper.
However, that experi-
ence came in handy when
I worked in a group home
for emotionally disturbed
adolescents and later one
for adults with develop-
mental disabilities.
I became so skilled at
dealing with a variety of
body fluids, I could list
it on my resume — now,
that would be odd.
———
Tammy Malgesini is
the community editor.
Her column, Inside my
Shoes, includes general
musings about life. Con-
tact her at tmalgesini@
eastoregonian.com
or
541-564-4539.
Umatilla returns to world robot championships
By ANTONIO SIERRA
Staff Writer
Umatilla County will
be well represented at the
world robotics champion-
ship.
For the first time, two
county schools compete at
the same FIRST Robotics
Competition — Umatilla
High School and Pendle-
ton High School.
Both schools will trav-
el to Houston, where they
will be able to test out their
robots on the world stage
against teams from Cana-
da, Mexico, China, Israel,
Australia and more.
Superintendent Heidi
Sipe said Umatilla’s ro-
botics program, now in its
sixth year, used to be one
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to Munoz: seeks $1,713.73 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Eliza Huxel of
Umatilla: seeks $513.77 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Quick Collect Inc. vs. Bryan Stith
(Tarter) of Hermiston: seeks $522.88
plus interest, costs and fees.
of the few in the region
that participated in compe-
titions.
But in the past few
years, robotics programs
have proliferated to other
schools like Hermiston,
Helix and Pendleton.
“We’re thrilled that it’s
starting to spread,” she
said.
Umatilla did more for
Pendleton than provide an
example for success.
Sipe said Umatilla
helped the Pendleton team
in building their robot and
offered a Tom Denchel
Ford-sponsored truck to
transport both teams’ gear
to Houston.
Julie Smith, the Pend-
leton School District spe-
cial programs director
and a coach on the robot-
ics team, said she and the
students were thankful for
Umatilla’s help in getting
to their first robotics cham-
pionship.
Only a few years old,
Pendleton
earned
the
Houston trip by doing well
in regional competitions in
Ellensburg, Washington,
and Clackamas, winning
the “rookie all-star” award
along the way.
After further review,
competition judges decided
to send Pendleton’s Mod-
ern Americans team to the
championship on April 9.
While this is Pendleton’s
first trip to the champion-
ship, it’s Umatilla’s fourth
foray, which isn’t that un-
expected for a team ranked
21st in the Pacific North-
west division.
Umatilla’s Team Con-
fidential will send 48 out
of the 57 members of their
team.
With some experience
under their belt, Sipe said
Team Confidential is trying
to learn from how it did in
the competition last with
year with an eye on win-
ning a prize.
Like many robotics com-
petitions, the teams will use
their robots to retrieve ob-
jects like balls and place
them in receptacles, which
will factor into their score.
Sipe urged communi-
ty members back home
ther of Pendleton: seeks $6,897.10 plus
interest, costs and fees.
ton: seeks $9,027.83 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Discover Bank vs. Gregory L. Mey-
ers of Hermiston: seeks $6,549.86 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Bank of New York Mellon vs. Ga-
len V. Schuh, unknown heirs of Gloria
L. Blessing, Janelle Marie Nordyke,
Melodie Diane Nordyke, Rebecca Joy
Nordyke, Mark A. Barkhurst and par-
ties in possession: seeks $120,638.68
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Ray Klein Inc. dba Professional
Credit Service vs. Janette Rivera of
Hermiston: seeks $431.42 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Les Schwab Tire Center of Port-
land vs. Deborah L. Coatney of Uma-
tilla: seeks $274.17 plus interest, costs
and fees.
•Cach LLC vs. Jennie L. Wolfe: seeks
$3,250.82 plus interest, costs and fees.
•Discover Bank vs. Adam C. Guen-
•A-1 Industrial Supply LLC (Craig F.
Evans) vs. Wilkerson Welding & Fabri-
cation Inc. (Kelly Wilkerson) of Hermis-
LOGS:
ARRESTS, CITATIONS:
Syrus Andrew Sampson, 27, was
arrested by HPD for two counts of
contempt of court, and one count of
probation violation.
Hermiston Police arrested Trevor
James Richman, 28, for simple assault
and criminal mistreatment.
Charles David Ruckman, 45, was
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at a domestic disturbance on Yucca
Avenue, Hermiston.
11:57 p.m. — An alarm sounded and
some glass was broken at Eastern Ore-
gon Tactical, East Main Street, Hermiston.
CALL US FOR YOUR HEARING NEEDS!
JUDGMENTS
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. David E. Gould
of Umatilla: judgment for $769.08 plus
interest, costs and fees.
The following judgments have
been rendered in Umatilla County
courts:
•Capital One Bank vs. Aurelio
Marin of Hermiston: judgment for
$3,365.01 plus interest, costs and fees.
•Credits Inc. vs. Monty Williams of
Umatilla: judgment for $9,561.19 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Credits Inc. vs. Yoland Carrillo
(fka Yolanda Tachiquin) of Hermiston:
judgment for $928.06 plus interest,
costs and fees.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Michael Eick-
staedt of Stanfield: judgment for
$529.31 plus interest, costs and fees.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Anne-
liese Hasty of Hermiston: judgment for
$3,363.13 plus interest, costs and fees.
•Credits Inc. vs. Lance D. and
Stephanie Strege of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $6,686.12 plus interest, costs
and fees.
arrested by Hermiston Police for two
counts of misdemeanor failure to
appear.
Hermiston Police arrested Zachary
Charles Renollet, 26, for two counts of
being a fugitive.
Kaelynn Hollingsworth, 34, was
arrested by Hermiston police for three
counts of misdemeanor and one
count of felony failure to appear, and
•Credits Inc. vs Jeffrey D. Toms of
Boardman: judgment for $2,404.16
plus interest, costs and fees.
•Credits Inc. vs. John Califf of
Hermiston: judgment for $1,515.56 plus
interest, costs and fees.
•Credits Inc. vs. Noe Arellano of
Umatilla: judgment for $1,016.21 plus
interest, costs and fees.
one count of unlawful possession of
methamphetamine.
Eileen Jean Guerrero, 42, was
arrested for one count of felony and one
count of misdemeanor failure to appear,
and one count of contempt of court.
Clarence Delgardo King, 47, was
arrested for two counts of felony
failure to appear and one count of
parole violation.
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Laci is involved in student leadership.
She is a positive role model for the
younger students and her peers. Laci
is kind and caring. Laci is a FFA officer
and very involved in teaching the
younger students about animals and
agriculture. Laci plays basketball and
runs cross country. With all her
involvement
in
school
and
extracurricular activities Laci also holds
down a job.
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LET US MEAT
YOUR NEEDS
to watch the teams on the
FIRST Robotics Compe-
tition live stream at www.
firstchampionship.org.
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1520 W ORCHARD AVE
Sunday Worship Service
10:30 am Classes for Kids @ 9:15 am
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St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
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253 W. Hermiston Ave.
Hermiston
First Christian
Church
“Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love”
Bible School: 9:15am
Worship Gathering: 10:30am
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
Echo
Community Church
21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR
Phone: (541) 376-8108
Sunday School • 9:30am
Worship • 10:45am
Children’s Church • 11:15am
Potluck & Communion ~
First Sunday of the Month
1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834
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Worship 10:00 AM
“come as you are”
The Full Gospel
Home Church
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
235 SW 3rd
Phone 567-7678
Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker
Sunday:
Sunday School........10:00 am
Worship...................11:00 am
Evening Service........7:00 pm
Wednesday Service..7:00 pm
“Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you.”
1 Pet. 5:7
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Saturdays
Sabbath School........9:30 a.m.
Worship Service......11:00 a.m.
English & Spanish Services
567-8241
855 W. Highland • Hermiston
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
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..........................Bilingual 11:00 am
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Methodist
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Hermiston
191 E. Gladys Ave , Hermiston OR
Sunday Worship 11am • 541-567-3002
Nursery available Check us out on Face Book
Worship Livestream at herfumc.com
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am
Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm
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NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
Pastor J.C. Barnett
Children’s Church &
Nursery Available
700 West Orchard Avenue
P.O. Box 933
Hermiston, Oregon
541-567-8441
Grace Baptist Church
555 SW 11th, Hermiston
567-9497
Nursery provided for all services
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Worship - 10:45 AM
6:00 PM
Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM
“Proclaiming God’s word,
growing in God’s grace”
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